Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Schedule 1:

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"Rules for Burial Grounds"

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The Burial and Cremation Act 1964 has extra information in Schedule 1. You can find rules about burial grounds in this schedule. It is divided into two parts. The first part is about denominational burial grounds and their managers. It lists sections of the Act that apply to these grounds, such as management and bylaws. You can read more about these sections in the Act, like section 8 about management. The second part is about private burial grounds and their trustees. It also lists sections of the Act that apply to these grounds, like section 8 about management and section 21(1) about restrictions on alienation. These sections help explain how private burial grounds should be managed.

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Part 1Provisions of this Act applied to denominational burial grounds and managers

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Number of section. Column 2 is headed Subject matter.
Number of section Subject matter
8 Management
9 Powers as to vaults, monuments, etc
10 Exclusive right of burial
16(1) Bylaws
21(2)–(6) Alienation of land
25(3), (4) Powers and functions
26(3) Internal management
30 Bylaws
50 Burials to be registered
52 Inspection
Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 1: amended, on , by section 2(2) of the Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 1976 (1976 No 77).

Part 2Provisions of this Act applied to private burial grounds and the trustees of such burial grounds

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Number of section. Column 2 is headed Subject matter.
Number of section Subject matter
8 Management
9 Powers as to vaults, monuments, etc
10 Exclusive right of burial
16(1) Bylaws
21(1) Restrictions on alienation
25(3), (4) Powers and functions
26 Proceedings of trustees
28(1), (2) Finance
50 Burials to be registered
52 Inspection